A commission of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, composed of professors of Swiss universities, serves as scientific advisory board to the Dodis research center.
| Chairwoman | Madeleine Herren | Professor at the University of Basel |
| Director | Sacha Zala | Professor at the University of Bern |
| Secretary | Beat Immenhauser | Vice-Secretary-General of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAHSS) |
| Members | Sébastien Guex | Professor at the University of Lausanne |
| Claude Hauser | Professor at the University of Fribourg | |
| Matthieu Leimgruber | Professor at the University of Zurich | |
| Julia Richers | Professor at the University of Bern | |
| Davide Rodogno | Professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies | |
| Kristina Schulz | Proffessor at the University of Neuchâtel | |
| Matthias Schulz | Professor at the University of Geneva | |
| Brigitte Studer | Professor at the University of Bern | |